Information and Instructions for Completing the

SF-1190, Foreign Allowances Application, Grant and Report (page 1 of 2)

1. The Department of Army now requires employees who are assigned to areas eligible for foreign allowances to request payment upon arrival at the foreign duty location. Likewise, after filing for initial payment, you must also file the required documents at other times while overseas and upon your return from TDY. The following documents are required, and are provided on this site:

a.  Completed SF 1190, Foreign Allowances Application, Grant, and Report. This is the fillable version of the form for ease of completion. See paragraph 2 for instructions to complete it; and

b. A completed Foreign Location Record for Deployed Civilians form; and

c. One copy of the TDY orders authorizing the trip. Also include one copy of any amendments to the original travel orders.

2. All blocks on the SF 1190 must be completed legibly in ink or typed. Mark “N/A” in every block that is not applicable. If there isn’t enough space, mark it “see attached”; then attach a sheet that identifies the item(s) in numerical order. By number, include all of the information for that item. Specific instructions for each item are indicated below.

a. Voucher Number: Leave blank.

b. Authorization/Grant Number: Leave blank.

c. Items 1 and 2: Self-explanatory. Full Social Security number is mandatory.

d. Item 3: Army.

e. Item 4: Leave blank.

f. Items 5, 6 and 7: Self-explanatory.

g. Item 8: Enter base Annual Salary

h. Item 9: Self-explanatory

i. Item 10: Enter your current permanent United States duty station

j. Item 11: Enter the date (mm/dd/yyyy) you arrived in country.

k. Item 12: Enter the city and country of your last foreign duty location.

l. Item 13: Enter your permanent home or office address, whichever you prefer.

m. Item 13a: Enter your government or personal unclassified e-mail address.

n. Items 14 and 14a: Enter date of arrival and reason for presence (only if local hire)

o. Item 15 If spouse employed, enter Name/SSN and Allowances received

p. Item 16: n/a. not used for TDY personnel

q. Item 17: list family members domiciled away from TDY post

r. Item 18: State the allowance(s) you are requesting. For example, “Request Home Leave 15 days and other allowance requested due to arrival in country.” Please leave room in the item for CPOC comments.

s. Items 19 and 20: Self-explanatory. Full Social Security number is mandatory.

t. Items 21a: Check and complete entitlements that are requested

u. Item 21b: n/a, not used for TDY personnel

v. Item 22a: n/a, not used for TDY personnel. Entitlements paid in the employee’s

bi-weekly payments.

w. Item 22b: n/a. not used for TDY personnel

x. Item 23: n/a. not used for TDY personnel

y. Item 24: Sign and date.

z. Item 25: Signature and date of the authorized Approving/Reviewing official.

aa. Item 26: Leave blank.

3. Be sure your package is complete. Incomplete packages can’t be processed and will delay starting or stopping entitlements. To prevent confusion and delays, please submit only one package--either electronic or hard copy.

Completed packages must be:

Scanned and emailed (preferred) to

or

Faxed to DSN 793-2463; commercial (309) 782-2463

Hard copy mailed by regular mail to:

Civilian Human Resources Agency

North Central Region Processing Center

ATTN: PECH-NCR-B (Foreign Entitlements Section)

1 Rock Island Arsenal-Building 102

Rock Island, IL 61299-7650

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